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AND FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED
Minimize
• Reduce quantities
Substitute
• Use safer materials
Moderate
• Use less hazardous conditions
• Reduce wastes
Simplify
Training requirements for inherent safety begin with the need for
general awareness for engineers, scientists, and business leaders. This
awareness training should include the concepts of inherent safety along
with how inherent safety is implemented in the organization's process
safety management, new product development, and project execution
programs. More specific training should be considered for those people
who play key roles in inherently safer processes such as:
• R&D chemists involved in product and process development.
• Process development and process design engineers involved in
process scoping, development, and design activities.
• Functional specialists such as safety engineers and industrial
hygienists.
If an organization chooses to include inherent safety reviews in its
implementation approach, training should be included on how to
conduct an inherent safety review.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers has recently updated the
"Inherently Safer Process Design" safety training package (IChemE and
IPSG, 1995). Included in this package are course materials, videos, a
good variety of case studies, and guidance for the course leader. This
is an excellent course which can be presented by itself or used to
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augment inherent safety training courses designed to meet an organi-
zation's specific needs.
Companies may wish to develop workshops to train potential
team members in the inherent safety review process. The workshop
can provide background information on inherent safety concepts, the
extensive systems required to manage hazardous materials, and infor-
mation on the inherent safety review process. Videos, problems,
examples, and team exercises can be included to enliven the education
process.
7.3. Summary